Thank you to all who entered the Music Express song competition. The number and the quality of the entries were very high, and our judges extend their heartiest praise to all.

The winning entry was written by Mrs Suzanne Bullimore and the members of Tregoze Primary School band, Swindon, Wilts. You can read the verses below, and listen to a recording of the song by clicking here (MP3 download, 1.6MB):

The runners-up, in alphabetical order of school, are:

Year 3 and 4 children at Apley Wood Primary School, Leegomery, Telford, Shropshire.
Miss Ansell's Year 2 class, Byron Primary, Coulsdon, Surrey.
Year 5 and 6 children in Class 4, Eldersfield Lawn C.E. Primary School, Corse Lawn, Gloucestershire.
Mrs E Richardson and Year 5 children, Excalibur Primary School, Alsager, Stoke-on-Trent.
Class 4, Fordham All Saints Primary School, Colchester.
Harriet Woolridge, Highfield School, Maidenhead, Berkshire.
Kibworth C of E Primary School, Kibworth Beauchamp, Leicestershire.
Lark Hall Junior School & Centre for Pupils with Autism, London.
Mrs Diane Walsh and Class 6W, Lidget Green Primary School, Bradford, West Yorkshire.
Sandal Magna J & I School, Agbrigg, Wakefield, West Yorkshire.
Waycroft Primary School, Stockwood, Bristol.

The judges also awarded a special commendation to Mrs F Guy and Class 8, Spring Gardens Primary School, North Shields, Tyne and Wear.

THE MUSIC EXPRESS SONG
to the tune of
'The animals went in two by two'
(Apusskidu no.38).

VERSE 1

The Music Express is on its way,
Hooray! Hooray!
We're gonna have lots of fun today,
Hooray! Hooray!
We'll clap our hands, we'll stomp our feet,
We'll bang on the drum to keep the beat,
And we'll ride that train 'til
It's time to get off again.

VERSE 2

The Music Express is on the track,
Hooray! Hooray!
We're off to the end of the line and back,
Hooray! Hooray!
We're singing fast, we're singing slow,
We're singing up high and way down low,
And we'll ride that train 'til
It's time to get off again.

Verses 1 and 2 by Kaye Umansky

VERSE 3

The Music Express is picking up speed,
Hooray! Hooray!
It's packed with all the things we need,
Hooray! Hooray!
Chants and rhymes and music to hear,
Songs to sing throughout the year,
And we'll ride that train 'til
It's time to get off again

VERSE 4

The Music Express is racing along,
Hooray! Hooray!
We'll follow the rhythm and sing the song,
Hooray! Hooray!
We'll try our best and when it's done,
We'll all have learned that music is fun!
And we'll ride that train 'til
It's time to get off again.

Verses 3 and 4 written by Mrs Suzanne Bullimore
and the members of Tregoze Primary School band,
Swindon, Wilts.